2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1710029178 MD
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James Finigan, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Denver, Colorado. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,631 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
293
Medicare Part D claims · 50 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
33%
generic claims · 67% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$181.68
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

James Finigan, MD filed 293 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Denver, Colorado, prescribing 33% generic.

293
Part D claims, 2023
33%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

James Finigan, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

293 49th percentile higher than 49% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). This entry sits in this band. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Above this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

James Finigan, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about James Finigan, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/13/2007

NPI 1710029178

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Mid-sized

6,631 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

293 73% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,069

Specialty distribution in Colorado

How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers

Colorado providers
Behavior Technician - 7.8%Behavior Technician7.8%Mental Health Counselor - 6.2%Mental Health Counselor6.2%Physical Therapist - 4.2%Physical Therapist4.2%Clinical Social Worker - 4.2%Clinical Social Worker4.2%Professional Counselor - 3.7%Professional Counselor3.7%Registered Nurse - 3.6%Registered Nurse3.6%Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician - 0.1%Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Colorado (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

James Finigan, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1400 JACKSON ST, Denver, CO, 80206, with a listed phone of (303) 388-4461. NPI 1710029178 was issued on 02/13/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Finigan most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 293 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 50 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $149K in drug spend, split 67% brand-name and 33% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,631 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1400 JACKSON ST
Denver, CO 80206

Provider Details

NPI 1710029178
Specialty Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 02/13/2007

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where James Finigan, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 060107

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Finigan, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$182

Largest payer

Inari Medical, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

James Finigan, MD - brand share 67.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

67% brand-name claims vs 33% generic, on 293 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

293
Total Claims
$149K
Total Drug Cost
50
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
401
Total Day Supply
11,549
Brand vs Generic
67% brand / 33% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$143K
Generic Drug Cost
$6K
Antibiotic Claims
20

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.82
Gender Split
48% female / 52% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What James Finigan, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
36
Symbicort
Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate
26
Roflumilast
23
Trelegy Ellipta
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter
23
Incruse Ellipta
Umeclidinium Bromide
21
Advair Hfa
Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol
20
Fluticasone-Salmeterol
Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol
20
Montelukast Sodium
18
Azithromycin
17
Spiriva Respimat
Tiotropium Bromide
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How James Finigan, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

6,631
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,069
Avg Claims per Provider

James Finigan, MD's 293 claims are below the specialty average of 1,069.

Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Colorado

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Finigan.

Compare Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Colorado medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Finigan, MD's specialty?
James Finigan, MD specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Denver, Colorado. Credentials: MD.
How much does James Finigan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, James Finigan, MD wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims totaling $149K in drug costs for 50 beneficiaries.
Where is James Finigan, MD located?
James Finigan, MD is located at 1400 JACKSON ST, Denver, CO, 80206. Phone: (303) 388-4461.
What is James Finigan, MD's NPI number?
James Finigan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710029178, issued on 02/13/2007.
Does James Finigan, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
James Finigan, MD's prescribing is 67% brand-name and 33% generic drugs by claim count, with $143K in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,631 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,069 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Finigan, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, James Finigan, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Symbicort, Roflumilast. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Finigan, MD accept Medicare?
James Finigan, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 293 Part D claims and 50 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Finigan, MD's credentials?
James Finigan, MD's NPI is 1710029178 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.